Statement - The indian Council of medical research issued a warning two years ago, based on studies conducts in hospitals that resistance to antiobiotics was found in 50% of patients. A large number of infants were dying due to infections that did not respond to treatment. Courses of action-I. The revision of antiobiotics classes by the world health organisation in its list of essential medicines is a welcome step in the global initiative to push back against antimicrobial resistance, the phenomenon of bacteria becoming resistant even to the most potent drugs.
II Close scruity of these by national stewardship programmes such as those initiated by the ICMR is needed.
Which of the following be the course of action ?

Options

A. only I
B. both I and II
C. Either I or II
D. only II

Answer

B

Explanation

Course of action I followes because with a graded approach to the use of antiobiotics, under which some medicines are reserved for the most resistant microbes, the WHO list can stope their misues as broad- spectrum treatments. Course of action II also followes because a close inspection is also needed of the national supervisory programmes to help people to get rid out of it.